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Theodros Teshome Kebede, or sometimes spelt as "TEWODROS TESHOME" Nickname Teddy Studio, born on January 7, 1970 in Jimma, Ethiopia, is a Producer, Writer, Director, and Actor of films in Ethiopia. Theodros, owner of Sebastopol Entertainment PLC and Teddy Studios, is known for resuscitating the Ethiopian film industry after the fall of the communist Dergue Regime that ruled Ethiopia for close to 17 years. Theodros, who produces, directs, writes and often acts in his own films, tends to produce films that deal with social issues such as HIV, immigration, violence against women, etc. Through almost sixteen years of making films in Ethiopia, Theodros has established himself as a leader and trendsetter for an Ethiopian film industry that is currently booming inside the country, especially in Addis Ababa – the capital city of Ethiopia. To date, Theodros holds the two highest grossing Ethiopian films of all time, "Abay vs. Vegas" and "Kezkaza Welafegn". Theodros is also the owner of Sebastopol Cinemas in Addis Ababa with additional movie theaters in Awassa, Mekele, Jimma and Ambo cities in Ethiopia. ==Early life== Theodros Teshome, born on January 7, 1970 in Jimma, Ethiopia (Jimma is best known for being in the Kaffa Region and is the origin of coffee) to Teshome Kebede, a coffee merchant, and Elfinesh Desta. Elfinesh, fourteen at the time she gave birth to Theodros, was too young to breastfeed Theodros, so until he left Jimma, Theodros lived with his grandmother. From an early age Theodros showed an appreciation and love for the arts, taking a special interest in reading, especially Ethiopian novels. At age eight Theodros discovered films and particularly Indian films, which were his favorite as a youth because, "the culture is so much like ours". During this time Theodros also developed a knack for writing and business. Theodros would write love poems for his young classmates trying to woo girls. He made 50 cents per poem. At age sixteen Theodros joined the military, as all men of that age were forced to during the Dergue Regime in Ethiopia, but his time in the Ethiopian Air Born was short lived. Theodros fled the military after one year. The military officials went to Jimma to look for Theodros, but Theodros was hiding in Addis Ababa where he, without conflict, attended Shimelis Habte Secondary School. Theodros says he fled the military because he did not believe in the civil war taking place at the time. While at Shimelis Habte, Theodros joined the Mini Media club where he broadcast poems and other creative works over the loudspeaker and spent the other half of the day making a living as a photographer in Addis Ababa. After graduating from Shimelis Habte, Theodros was assigned to attend Addis Ababa College of Commerce where he studied Business Management. After graduating from college, Theodros spent the next three years shuffling between various jobs at photo shops as a photographer in Addis Ababa. The passing of his mother, however, would draw him back to his hometown of Jimma where he could take care of his brothers and sisters. In Jimma Theodros continued to work full-time as a photographer at a small shop. Soon after moving to Jimma Theodros watched his younger brother Muluken Teshome perform in a stage play. Theodros was moved by the performance and convinced that the arts was a family inheritance and from then on focused his energies on making films. The problem was Theodros did not have a camera. That is when he convinced the shop owner in Jimma that there was business in filming weddings. The shop owner was convinced of Theodros’s argument and bought the camera. After sometime and many weddings later, Theodros inquired if he could use the camera when it was not in use. The shop owner agreed and Theodros was on his way to his first film. That year Theodros wrote "Gilbet Alem" (The World Upside Down). Theodros’s first attempt was filmed in Jimma and starred actors from the city of Jimma. Theodros filmed "Gilbet Alem" using the wedding camera and edited the film, initially, with two borrowed VCRs and a borrowed television. He then took the film from Jimma, where he edited "Gilbet Alem" to four hours, and re-edited "Gilbet Alem" in Addis Ababa to a digestible two hours. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】first=Ethiopian )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Theodros Teshome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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